by WillBowen | Aug 3, 2020 | JumpStarts
JumpStart – Childhood Back in 2003, my class in ministerial school took a trip to Washington, DC and while we were there me and a few friends visited the National Gallery of Art.One of my friends had once volunteered at the National as a docent so he knew which...
by WillBowen | Jul 31, 2020 | JumpStarts
JumpStart – Invictus Today, I’d like to do something I don’t often do — honor the passing of an American hero. Congressman John Lewis took his fight for civil rights to the other side when he died July 27, 2020 at the age of 80.Along with Dr. King, Lewis...
by WillBowen | Jul 30, 2020 | JumpStarts
JumpStart – Hamilton 5 Today if two men wanted to duel to resolve an argument, most people would be scandalized.However during Hamilton’s time, dueling was a sophisticated way of guarding one’s honor and was a common practice.The Broadway smash musical Hamilton...
by WillBowen | Jul 29, 2020 | JumpStarts
JumpStart – Hamilton 4According to Wikipedia, “The Federalist Papers is a collection of 85 articles and essays written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay under the collective pseudonym "Publius" to promote the ratification of the United...
by WillBowen | Jul 28, 2020 | JumpStarts
JumpStart – Hamilton 3 In the previous JumpStart, we talked about the inspiring song “Wait for it” from Hamilton.In the song, Aaron Burr (Leslie Odom, Jr.) talks about having to wait for the good things in his life and that, no matter what, he’ll continue to...
